Venezuela Genealogy

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South America

Venezuela

Guide to Venezuela ancestry, family history, and genealogy: birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, parish registers, and military records.

Country Information

Venezuela is a country in South America bordered by Colombia and Guyana. Venezuela was one of three countries that emerged from the collapse of Gran Colombia in 1830 (the others being Ecuador and New Granada, which became Colombia). The official language is Spanish.

Getting Started

Getting Started with Venezuela Research Links to articles on getting started with Venezuela research. Venezuela Quick Start Guide Locating Place of Origin Finding Records Venezuela Resources Improve your Search Results

Venezuela Research Tools Links to articles and websites that assist in Venezuela research. Spanish Genealogical Word List Spanish Letter Writing Guide Spanish Genealogical Word List BYU Research Outline for Venezuela

Venezuela Clickable Map

States

23 states (estados, singular - estado), 1 federal district (distrito federal), and 1 federal dependency (dependencia federal):

Amazonas Anzoátegui Apure Aragua Barinas

Bolívar Carabobo Cojedes Delta Amacuro Federal Dependencies

Federal District Falcón Guárico Lara Mérida

Miranda Monagas Nueva Esparta Portuguesa Sucre

Táchira Trujillo Vargas Yaracuy Zulia

Note: The federal dependency consists of 11 federally controlled island groups with a total of 72 individual islands.

Municipios

Venezuela is divided into 23 states and 1 capital district. Each state is further divided into more than 300 municipios. To learn more click here. To find address and other contact information visit: http://www.gobiernoenlinea.ve/directorioestado/Registros Civiles de Venezuela Knowing about a country's political divisions will help in determining where records such as civil registration and census are located.

More Venezuela Research Tools

Research tools can include resources that assist in locating correct records to search and determining the correct locality to search in. Below are links and Wiki articles to research tools in Venezuela.

FamilySearch Resources

Below are FamilySearch resources that can assist you in resourcing your family.

• Facebook Communities - Facebook groups discussing genealogy research
• Historical Records
• Family History Center locator map

Research Tutorials

• Search page
• Introduction to Hispanic Research
• Reading Spanish Handwritten Records:
  • Lesson 1: The Spanish Alphabet
  • Lesson 2: Words and Dates
  • Lesson 3: Reading Spanish Records
• Hispanic Online Resources
• U.S. Hispanic Immigration
• U.S. Hispanic Immigrants: Finding their Place of Origin
• Improve your Search Results in FamilySearch Hispanic Records

References

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